Zhi Xuan

A large number of river fish leaped ashore and were readily available.

Two slaves, each carrying a wicker basket, walk back and forth along the river bank, and the wicker basket can be filled.

Not long after, the caught river fish piled up into hills, cleaned up by the dealer, cut into large pieces, and stacked together to wait for the pot.

The hearth was lit, and the cook set up a cauldron over the fire.When the pot is heated up, dig out a large spoonful of meat oil from the jar on the side, pour it into the pot and melt it, accompanied by the sound of oil bursting, the aroma is overflowing, very attractive.

The fish pieces are put into the pot, the fish skin is rolled up, and the fish meat turns white, exuding a more intense fragrance.

When the fish was cooked to a certain degree, the chef opened several palm-sized clay pots and scooped out carefully prepared sauces, which were all specially used for cooking fish.

This kind of cooking method is simple and rude, but it is unique in this world.The reason is that the kitchen uses an iron pot, which is the only one found in all the vassal states.

It's not that Zhixuan doesn't want to make more, but it's too extravagant to use the current iron production to make kitchen utensils.

As far as the status of a monarch is concerned, iron smelting does not make weapons or farm tools, but is used to make pots, which is simply stupid.

Unable to hold back his desire for delicious food, Zhi Xuan ordered someone to build an iron pot, but it was only this time.Unless the amount of iron smelting increases, he will never make an exception again.

With this iron pot, Zhi Xuan finally had the dish he had been longing for.Even with limited ingredients and seasonings, he was still satisfied.

Su Hu and others followed Zhanguang, and when they ate stir-fried vegetables for the first time, they all felt novelty.

It turns out that food can be cooked like this!

It's not that no one has noticed that the iron pot is special. In view of the clan rules, no matter how curious they are, they didn't ask.This saves Zhi Xuan a lot of trouble, and for the first time, he feels that more rules are also beneficial.

The flames were blazing, and the fish soup in the pot began to boil, and the aroma became stronger and stronger.

Although the iron pot is big, the fish cooked is not enough for everyone to share.Apart from Zhi Xuan, only Su Hu Yang Hao and a few senior doctors had the honor to taste it, while the rest still had to eat the fish soup stewed in a tripod and pottery.

Before the appearance of the iron pot, they thought that the fish soup was delicious enough to be the supreme delicacy.But things are afraid of comparison, looking at the river fish sent to Suhu Yanghao and others, and then looking at the fish soup in front of him, he suddenly feels tasteless, and feels the unevenness of life more and more clearly.

The clans who didn't get the stewed fish were unhappy, they both regretted not being able to enjoy the delicious food, and also felt lonely not getting the food from the king.

The soldiers and the soldiers were the complete opposite, holding up big bowls one by one, eating the fish cleanly and drinking the fish soup to the last drop.With good teeth, even the softer fish bones were chewed and swallowed.

These river fish are a gift from heaven, and they can only be eaten with the blessing of the king.

Who has such treatment for colleagues from other countries?

If you are not satisfied, you simply do not know how to cherish blessings!

Enough river fish were caught, and the slaves were lucky enough to be given half a bowl, all of which they ate without lifting their heads, and even the bottom of the bowl was licked clean, as if there was no need to wash it.

There are all kinds of slaves in the team, including savages from the Central Plains and grasslands, as well as captured Rong Nu Dinu, and some clans still have a small number of long-haired savages.

The long-haired savages were discovered by accident. They were tall and unable to speak human language, like giant apes, not much different from wild animals.Their benefits are so powerful that they can even replace ox-drawn carts.After taming, one can hold four or five ordinary slaves, which is quite easy to use.

Zhixuan had five long-haired slaves in his hands, all of whom were tributes from the clan and could understand simple instructions.

These long-haired slaves are physically strong, powerful, and have an astonishing appetite.If they are not fed enough, they will rebel no matter how tame they are, and it is easy to overturn a cart.

After serious consideration, the clans gave up arresting a large number of long-haired slaves, not because they couldn't afford it, but because they found it troublesome.

After a full meal of fish, the team continued to set off.

Due to the melting of ice and snow, the water level of the river has risen, and it is impossible to cross the ice like in winter. The team needs to build a bridge to cross the river, which takes a lot of time.

The temporarily erected bridges have limited bearing capacity and can only allow bicycles to pass through.The mighty large troops can only cross the bridge in batches in long queues.

Zhi Xuan's car drove for several miles, but the vehicles behind were still waiting to cross the bridge.

For the sake of safety, the team cannot be stretched too long, and the speed of travel will naturally slow down.From noon to evening, the whole team just crossed the river and continued westward.

It was getting dark quickly.

The sun is setting, and a bright moon is hanging high.

The moon was bright and the stars were sparse, and the cool night wind passed through the marching team, rolled over the torches in the hands of the soldiers, and tore the orange-red flames.

The soldiers who explored the road galloped back, found a suitable place five miles ahead, and asked for instructions on whether to set up camp.

"Five miles ahead?" Zhi Xuan pushed open the car door and looked forward by the light of the fire.The night was hazy, and there seemed to be mountains in the distance.Combined with the description of the soldier, it is indeed a good place to camp.

After some consideration, Zhi Xuan made a decision, the soldiers would lead the way, and the whole group would speed up and set up camp there tonight.

"Your Majesty, hurry up!"

The line was very long, and the soldiers who sent the order put pennant flags on their backs and galloped on both sides of the line.

Hearing Zhi Xuan's order, the clan team quickly adjusted, the vehicles were as compact as possible, and began to speed up.

The distance of five miles is not too long, and everyone rushed to arrive quickly.

It was only after arriving that he realized that the mountains Zhi Xuan thought were just tall hills.Weeds and dwarf trees grow all over the hills, but there is no grass on the hills, which seems very strange.

The various clans sent soldiers to search in different areas, and found no abnormalities, and they unloaded their tents one after another and began to set up camp.

According to the usual practice, Zhixuan's big tent was located in the center, and the clans organized their own camps, and each camp was scattered and orderly, and they jointly defended the big tent.

This kind of camping method is very unique. The camp is like a military formation. Anyone who dares to attack at night will not be able to break in. Once he breaks in, he will find that there are swords in all directions, and there will be no return.

There is a fence around the camp, the fence is more than two meters high, and the top is a wooden thorn cut into a sharp cone.The wooden thorns cross in twos, one pointing straight up, and the other pointing obliquely outwards, and they are connected in rows, which looks frightening.

A pit was dug around the fence, and wooden thorns were inserted upside down at the bottom of the pit.

Such pits were born out of hunters' traps, and are extremely effective against war horses and wild beasts.

This place is not too far from Xiyuan Kingdom, and the possibility of the camp being attacked is very small.However, out of habit and for the sake of caution, Zhi Xuan and Doctor Qing were still meticulous in camping, and no negligence was allowed.

The sky gathered a large group of dark clouds, and the moon and stars were all blocked, indicating that the night rain would come.

Fortunately, the camp had already been tied up, and several armor chiefs personally inspected it to confirm that there was no problem before closing the camp gate, leaving the night watchmen behind, and the rest hurried back to the tent to rest.

"One hour rotation."

"promise!"

In order to allow all soldiers to rest, the chief of the armor decided to shorten the rotation time.

The night watchmen were naturally overjoyed, and they all cheered up, not daring to be sloppy.It's just an hour, if there is still negligence, it really can't be justified.

The night wind is getting colder and colder, the sky is completely covered by dark clouds, and a cold rain is coming as promised.

The camp was shrouded in rain, and even the sound of snoring one after another could not be heard clearly.

The night watchman stood under the wooden shed near the fence, observing the surroundings by the light of the fire, and stamping his feet to maintain his body temperature.It is said to be a shed, but it is actually a plank supported by four wooden poles, which is only used for shelter from the rain and cannot block the cold wind.

The rain in Er increased, and the wind was strong, whistling and rolling over the camp, almost knocking off the wooden planks above several people's heads.Several people were chilled by the rain, and they sneezed one after another, inevitably losing concentration.

Outside the camp, several black shadows braved the rain and approached the camp quietly.

When they found the trap outside the camp, the leader immediately signaled, and everyone stopped in a hurry, lying down, not caring about being stained with mud.

"It's raining heavily tonight, so the camp must be careless. Later, the three of us will go from the west and the three of us will go to the east. The three of us and I will enter the camp from the north. Be careful of the trap and kill the night watchman. Remember to be careful!"

"promise!"

"Marquis Nishihara's big tent is in the center of the camp. He used poisonous arrows to break in and set fire to the tent!" The man in the lead looked fiercely and scanned the crowd, "I'm here with the will to die. Grasp!"

The sound of rain blurred the man's voice, but it couldn't hide the ferocity in his words.

The dead soldiers all trembled in their hearts and nodded vigorously.

They were originally prisoners, looking for an opportunity to kill the escorted soldiers, snatch weapons and escape.Afterwards, he gathered the crowd to become bandits and roared together in the mountains and forests.

In the process of looting, they slaughtered the village without leaving any survivors, and even exterminated two small clans whose fiefdoms were located on the border.When the incident broke out, the country's monarch and clan were furious, and they united with several countries to issue a sea arrest document.

They were rounded up several times in a row, the bandit stronghold no longer existed, the team of hundreds of people was scattered and wiped out, and only a dozen or so fled.

When they were about to lose their way, these people met Liang Sheng and were recruited by him.The grace of life and the gourmet beauties quickly bought the gangsters and made them work for Liang Sheng wholeheartedly.

The sea arrest documents still exist, and the existence of the gangsters cannot be known to others, otherwise they will cause public anger.Therefore, the existence of this group of people is more secretive than that of the Tibetan soldiers. Except for Liang Sheng, only Dong Lianghou and Liang Shizi know about it.

The Donglianghou father and son made a plan before, intending to make Zhixuan suffer a big fall, lose the trust of the king and even be suspected by the other party.From their point of view, the plan should be foolproof, but Zhixuan's unexpected behavior not only did not fall into the trap, but took the opportunity to sue Zhongducheng to gain greater benefits.

Stealing chickens is not enough to lose rice, and the result of the incident left Dongliang Hou and his son dumbfounded. After the surprise, there was endless anger.

The Marquis of Dongliang was a treacherous and cunning man, and his plan failed, so it was naturally impossible for him to let it go.Just seeing the attitude of Zhongducheng, I think that things should not be rushed, it is best to take it slowly.

Liang Shizi is not the same.

He resented Zhi Xuan even more than the Marquis of Dongliang.

Before he proposed marriage to the Yuan family, Xu Yiji took the position of wife, but Zhixuan flatly refused.When she turned around, she made a marriage agreement with Wang Zihuai, obviously slapping him in the face!

Liang Shizi didn't think that he had other plans, but only thought that his failure to propose a marriage would make him a laughing stock.He couldn't touch Wang Zihuai, and he had to say this, so Zhi Xuan was the only one.

This assassination was arranged by him, and even the Marquis of Dongliang was kept in the dark.Because he knew his father well, if the news leaked out, he would definitely be opposed.

Liang Sheng lost his military base and ruined his years of management. He didn't want to lose the trust of Dong Lianghou and his son, so he was in a hurry to express himself.After receiving the order from Liang Shizi, he thought that the opportunity was not lost, and immediately called out this group of desperadoes and ordered them to assassinate Zhixuan.

Hao City is heavily guarded, and so is the Western Capital City.If a dead man wants to attack, he can only choose the way.

After following the team for several days, the dead soldiers finally waited for the opportunity. Under the leadership of the leader, they braved the rain and approached the camp.

Cold wind and night rain, the fire flickered.

A night watchman noticed the abnormality, before he could turn around, his mouth was covered suddenly, and his throat was cut open with a powerful dagger.

The night watchman's eyes widened in an instant, his body was dragged backwards, and his eyes were filled with scarlet.